The Justice Minister says new restrictions on international travel are unlikely be eased by the summer

Mandatory self-quarantine laws have come into effect, meaning people arriving into the country must stay at home for 14 days

Gardaí are to carry out random spot checks and anyone found to not be quarantining faces a fine of up to 2,500 or up to six months in prison  

Minister Helen McEntee has urged people not to book a holiday abroad this summer. 

"I think particularly as we're seeing variants change and adapt and new variants emerge, we need to keep these measures in place, should the minister need to identify a new country and for us to have stricter measures and quarantining measures so you know I don't think this is something that will be here for the next month or two unfortunately I think it wIill be much longer"